What do you put in Envelope?

I have been trading ATC's for about 9 years and a few years ago started to 'decorate' the envelopes after reading about mail art. . Not sure what to put in a Mail Art envie?? message, ephemera, note, all/nothing? I also have traded a few collaged postcards with other ATC artists who do other size art Should I concentrate on Postcards which solves this problem? Any help/suggestions

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Bonsoir! I spent the first few months of my IUOMA life sending out empty decorated Envelopes*. Then I started doing all sorts of other things. I guess you can put anything you like in, on, around, whatever your Envelopes -- it's entirely up to you, and anything goes.

Val (you might be interested to look at my web-site www.val-herman-art.eu; the sections on Envelope Art/Description, and, especially Envelope Art/Envelope a Day to see what I've done with Envelopes in the past).

*Envelopes are very special, and so the first 'E' should always be capitalised.

Chimerastone: please do NOT put a hamster in an envelope! They are very special little beasts and shopuld be given love, care, affection and lots of food to stuff their pounches with. They were not meant to be 'Mail Arted'. Val

For the New Folks, a good rule of thumb is to send OUT the same as what you have received IN: if you get a post card and a note, send a post card and a note. However, send whatever you like, really. I sometimes send paper scraps, clippings, poems, etc.

You should match the postage: for example, if someone sends you an extra special piece of art with $2.29 in postage, it's nice to send them something similar in return.

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